And that's it!

A fine day's rowing at Eton Dorney, capped with the result the nation wanted. Brilliant stuff. Follow the rest of the day's action on our day seven liveblog here, or head to our London 2012 homepage here. Bye!

12.54pm BST

Alan Campbell's mum speaks!

"We can't believe it. He was up against the big guns today and now he is one of the big guns. Fantastic," says dad. "He felt confident that he was a medal winner today, and I'm just so delighted," adds mum. "It was a gutsy, gutsy performance. I just screamed the whole way, I just willed him on. I told the crowd that we could do this and I think we've done it."

12.51pm BST

Alan Campbell speaks

Britain's bronze medal-winning single sculler is interviewed by John Inverdale while slumped against a hoarding. He can't even stand up. "I'm very proud. I trained for 10 years, did everything I could but ultimately I wasn't able to match them today. I'm just so sore, so tired."

12.49pm BST

Tears on the podium!

Grainger can't quite control herself as the national anthem is played, and hers won't have been the only damp eyes in Berkshire. What a moment!

12.45pm BST

GB second in rowing medal table

Mahe Drysdale's win in the men's single sculls has taken New Zealand to the top of the rowing-only medal table. They've got three golds and a bronze, which pips Britain's two golds, one silver and three bronzes on quality, if not quantity. Germany, with two golds and a silver, are third.

12.43pm BST

Team GB medal haul latest

Campbell has clambered out of his boat and collapsed. It took three people to lift him to his feet, but he's now moving gingerly away from the water. That's four races, two bronzes and a gold for Team GB at Eton Dorney today, and Grainger and Watkins are about to receive their gold medals.

12.37pm BST

It's gold for New Zealand – and bronze for Britain!

Another emphatic victory, Drysdale looking classy as he flies clear of Synek. But the story of the last 500m is the battle for third, which Campbell brilliantly wins by a two-metre margin.

12.35pm BST

1500m update

Campbell and Karonen are engaged in a serious battle for third, and cross the 1500m mark together. Mahe Drysdale is looking strong and is in the lead ahead of Synek,.

12.34pm BST

1,000m latest

Karonen has fallen away and the two favourites have eased out a little, with Campbell in bronze position. Drysdale and Synek seem to be all set for gold and silver.

12.32pm BST

500m update

A great start for Campbell, who takes an early lead before Synek and Hacker in lanes one and six catch him up. He passes the 500 mark in third, behind Karonen and Synek, but it's very close, though Aleksandrov is a little way behind the other five.

Updated at 12.33pm BST

12.30pm BST

Beeeeeeep!

They're off! Can Britain cap the day with another medal? We'll know in the next few minutes...

12.28pm BST

Next up: the men's single sculls

The final final of the day is coming up in the next few minutes and Britain has the third favourite in Alan Campbell. The bookies think this is going to be the closest race of the day – New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale, who starts in lane five, is 6-5 on; the Czech Republic's Ondrej Synek is at 11-8 and in lane six. Campbell is 9-1 and in lane three, and Germany's Marcel Hacker 16-1 in lane one. Also involved but less favoured by the bookies is Sweden's Lassi Karonen (33-1) in lane four, and Azerbaijan's Aleksandar Aleksandrov (40-1) in lane two.

12.24pm BST

'The people's medal'

"To be honest, I feel this medal of all of them is the people's medal," says Grainger. "So many people have been behind me and supported me. It's off the back of everyone I've ever worked with and rowed with. Every single person's been a part of this. It makes the medal feel even more special."

12.20pm BST

Poland take bronze!

The other four boats had a fair old ding-dong for bronze, won in the end by Poland, who finished over 12 seconds behind Britain's pair. China, New Zealand and America all finished within 1.62secs of the Poles. But nobody's unduly bothered about the final four – Britain led from first stroke to last, and are deserved Olympic champions. Awesome.

12.17pm BST

It's gold for Britain!

Brilliant stuff from Anna Watkins and Kath Grainger, whose 12-year quest for gold has finally ended in success. The crowd go wild! Australia push, but there's no stopping those Brits!

Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins celebrate winning gold for Great Britain in the women's double sculls.

Updated at 12.29pm BST

12.15pm BST

1500m update

Watkins and Granger are away on their own! There's clear water between them and Australia, and another big gap before any other boat. The splits at 1,000m showed Poland in third, more than three seconds behind Australia and nearly five behind the Brits. They're still there, in the distance.

12.13pm BST

1,000m latest

This is no procession – Australia have made this an excellent race so far. There's a couple of metres in it at the halfway stage, with Britain in the lead by a little over half a length.

12.11pm BST

500m update

Britain are in the lead! Australia and New Zealand on either side are in second and third, with the Aussies putting up a particularly good fight. Those two are out on their own.

12.10pm BST

Beeeeep!

"I can't see anything happening other than a Great Britain win here," assures Steve Redgrave. Moments later, the beeper goes beeep and they are totally off!

12.08pm BST

Next up: Kath Grainger in the women's double sculls

Grainger and Anna Watkins are in lane five, and 9-1 on for gold. Australia are their main rivals, and Kim Crow and Brooke Pratley will be in lane six. Poland's Magdalena Fularczyk and Julia Michalska in lane three are third favourites, with the bookies feeling that New Zealand, China and America are making up the numbers.

12.03pm BST

Will Satch speaks (and George Nash pants a bit)

"Six months ago I didn't even think I'd be coming here as a reserve," says Satch. "We just kept it really simple and raw. It feels like a dream's come true today." Nash doesn't say anything, because he's too knackered to speak.

12.01pm BST

What a row!

Eric Murray and Hamish Bond were engaged in their own race there, with their winning margin darn nearly five seconds. A commendable display also from France, who started really quickly and seemed to have been punished for it as they were overhauled by Britain in the third 500m, but they found a second wind and scooted away at the end there to cross the line 0.34sec ahead of Nash and Satch.

Hamish Bond and Eric Murray of New Zealand celebrate after winning Olympic gold in the men's pair.

Updated at 12.22pm BST

11.56am BST

New Zealand win the men's pair

A totally dominant display from New Zealand, who were every bit as good as anticipated. But what a race for the other medals, between Great Britain, France and Italy! And France win it, taking silver while Britain take bronze, while Italy fall behind over the last 250m to finish fourth by a decent distance.

11.55am BST

1500m

From about 750m to 1,250 New Zealand accelerated away to open a gap of two boats' lengths. But Britain are now second!

11.53am BST

1,000m latest

Britain, with France to one side and New Zealand to the other, must feel like a right pair of losers. But they are going pretty well, and have at least a bronze to play for here. They were third at 500m, and they're still there.

11.50am BST

Beeeeep!

They're off!

11.49am BST

Men's pair about to start

Let's hear it for the underdogs!

11.47am BST

New Zealand get gold (race not yet run)

"Barring the boat breaking in half, New Zealand are going to get the gold medal," says John Inverdale. "They are the class act of this regatta," agrees Redgrave. "Everyone else is racing for silver and bronze but our guys, even if they came sixth it would be outstanding."

11.43am BST

Next up: the men's pair

Britain's William Satch and George Nash will be in lane five and are second favourites for gold. Don't get carried away, though: next to them in lane six will be New Zealand's Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, who are 25-1 on – 25-1 on – favourites with William Hill's. Nash & Satch are at 11-1, with Canada (16-1), Italy (25-1), Australia (33-1) and France (also 33-1) also involved. Action in around six minutes.

11.38am BST

Disappointment for Britain in the men's quad

The British crew seemed to only have half a race in them. They were third at the halfway stage, just 0.24sec behind Croatia. From there, though, they started heading backwards and by the 1500m mark Australia and Estonia had overtaken them, and they had fallen more than two seconds behind the Croats. There was no coming back from that, short of fitting the boat with an outboard motor.

11.36am BST

Germany take gold!

A phenomenal performance from Germany, utterly dominant from first to last. Australia had a brilliant second half of the race, but could not quite overhaul Croatia to take second place. The British four finished fifth.

Some happy German rowers, having claimed gold in the men's quadruple sculls with a totally dominant and fairly deeply impressive display.

Updated at 11.49am BST

11.34am BST

1500m update

Germany surely have this race won now. They look super. Croatia are second, Australia third. Britain are slipping behind, down perhaps to fifth.

11.33am BST

1,000m latest

Germany are looking very strong, have the best lane and have extended their lead in the second 500m. The other boats are very close together, with the Brits third.

Updated at 11.33am BST

11.31am BST

500m update

It's anyone's race. Britain, in lane two, were a bit slow at the start. Germany are a third of a length clear currently.

Updated at 11.33am BST

11.30am BST

They're off!

Beeep!

11.29am BST

There has been a redraw this morning, because of the strong crosswinds. Croatia and Germany were the fastest qualifiers.

11.29am BST

Men's quadruple sculls final about to start

So today's first final is the men's quadruple sculls. Poland, Australia, Estonia, Croatia and Germany are also involved. Steve Redgrave doesn't seem very optimistic about British chances, but what does he know?

11.18am BST

Welcome to Eton Dorney

Kath Grainger won a silver in Sydney in the quadruple sculls, a silver in Athens in the coxless pair, and a silver in Beijing in the quadruple sculls. She has enough silver medals. Today, she wants gold.

She and Anna Watkins start as overwhelming favourites in the double sculls, having qualified in an Olympic record-thrashing time. “If all goes well on Friday," she warned afterwards, "I think I might explode.” Head for your bunkers shortly after 12.10pm.

There are chances of further medals in the men's quad at 11.30am and the men's pair at 11.50am, while Alan Campbell is hoping for the best in the single sculls at 12.30pm, though Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand and the Czech Republic's Ondrej Synek are top favourites for the event.